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1
Which regular polygon can be used to tile the plane?
A)square
B)hexagon
C)triangle
D)all of these
2
A tessellation is made using polygons. Consider a point where several polygons meet. What is the sum of the interior angles at this point?
A)360º
B)270º
C)180º
D)90º
3
A tessellation is made using squares and equilateral triangles. Consider a point where several polygons meet. Which arrangement would work?
A)two squares and two triangles
B)three squares and two triangles
C)two squares and three triangles
D)three squares and three triangles
4
Which of these cannot be used to tile the plane?
A)rectangle
B)parallelogram
C)circle
D)none of these can be used to tile the plane
5
Which statement is correct?
A)A regular octagon can be used to tile the plane.
B)A regular octagon cannot be used to tile the plane, since the measure of one interior angle does not divide evenly into 360º.
C)A regular octagon cannot be used to tile the plane, since the measure of one interior angle does not divide evenly into 180º.
D)A regular octagon cannot be used to tile the plane, since the measure of one interior angle does not divide evenly into 720º.
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How many different polygons were used to create the tessellation shown?
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A)2
B)3
C)4
D)5
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What polygons were used to create the tessellation shown?
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A)four regular pentagons and a square
B)one irregular pentagon and a square
C)two irregular pentagons and a square
D)four irregular pentagons and a square
8
You can tile the plane with ___________.
A)an equilateral triangle
B)an isosceles triange
C)a scalene triangle
D)all of these
9
Elzbieta has two square tiles and two equilateral triangle tiles that all have the same side length. Which statement is true?
A)These cannot be joined at a point to form a tessellation because the interior angles do not add to 360º.
B)These can be joined at a point to form a tessellation because both are regular polygons.
C)These can be joined at a point to form a tessellation because the interior angles add to 360º.
D)These can be joined at a point to form a tessellation because the interior angles add to 300º.
10
Which of these transformations results in a shape that can be used to tile the plane?
A)Rotate a pentagon about one of its vertices through an angle of 108º.
B)Reflect an octagon about one of its sides.
C)Reflect a right triangle about its hypotenuse.
D)Reflect a circle about its diameter.







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